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Tuesday, November 24, 2009
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News Stories About Osama
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2004-04-26
Every week films get a second chance at success from the home market; or, in some cases, a first chance at success. Here is a list of wide releases, limited releases and a few from the growing TV on DVD section. A couple of selections caught my eye this week, Love Actually - (Buy from Amazon) and Kids in the Hall - Season 1 both of which are my DVD pick of the week.
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2004-04-14
Just two films topped $10,000 per theatre this weekend, which is two more than the past two weekends combined. Taking first place was I'm Not Scared, the story of a child who discovers a kidnapping plot within his small town. At $12,073 per theatre it was more than $1000 ahead of the second place film, Shade.
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2004-02-19
The rerelease of the French musical Umbrellas of Cherbourg topped this week's per theatre average chart with $14,760 in its lone theatre. Three other films very close to each other battling for second place. The overall champ, 50 First Dates finished a strong second with $11,098 in almost 3600 theatres. While Osama spent its second weekend on the list with $10,151. The final film to top $10,000 was the self-distributed Robot Stories. Despite having a tiny distribution budget, the Science Fiction anthology sold out four showings on its way to earning $10,026 in it only theatre.
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2004-02-12
It's obvious The Dreamers wasn't hampered by its NC-17 rating. Not only is its per theatre average of $28,526 the best of the week, it was the best this year beating Big Fish by more than $8,000.
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2004-02-06
It's a crowded week for limited releases with half a dozen limited releases. And those are just the ones that Exhibitor Relations is tracking. Others will have slipped between the cracks.
An Amazing Couple - Reviews
The second of the daring, cross genre trilogy by Lucas Belvaux, the first being On the Run. The reviews for this one are not up to the first's, but since it is a Romantic Comedy, that is to be expected. Next week when the final film comes out we'll see if this was a genuine success or an experiment gone awry.
The Dreamers - Reviews
This film is being released with an NC-17 rating, the first time a MPAA studio has done that in six years. That could severely limit its audience, but giving the reaction to a certain recent 'wardrobe malfunction' too much of the film would have to be cut before it would be accessible to the mainstream movie going public.
Hiding and Seeking - Reviews
This is a powerful film about the dangers of religious intolerance. It is a documentary about the religious intolerance shown by and against members of the Orthodox Jewish Community and how it affected the family of the filmmaker.
The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra - Reviews
This film is a parody of really cheesy 50s sci-fi movies. And if it's as cheesy and fun as the official site then it should be worth checking out. Hopefully in the coming weeks it will expand into more theatres in more cities. But chances are I'll be hunting this one down on DVD. Wubba, wubba, woo!
Osama - Reviews
The first Afghani film since the fall of the Taliban. It is one of the nominations for best Foreign Language film at this year's Oscars and won the same award at the Golden Globes. So it comes as no surprise that it is the best reviewed film of the week. Hopefully these awards will carry this film
The Return - Reviews
This film lost out to Osama for Best Foreign Language Film at this year's Golden Globes, and didn't manage to earn a nomination for the Oscars. And with such direct competition this week, it might get lost. And that would be a shame as its reviews are just a shade lower than Osama's.
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2004-02-06
During the past week promotional websites for several movies were launched and some older ones added additional content. Here the list of this week's releases, a couple of new sites and few updates including the winner for the week. Miracle - Official Site. If you know of any new movie websites not on this list feel free to e-mail me with the details.
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2004-01-26
Recapping last nights Golden Globes ceremony, here are the winners with a brief reaction below.
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2004-01-25
With the awards ceremony only hours away, here's one last look at the theatrical nominations for tonight's 61st annual Golden Globes awards.
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2003-12-18
During the past week promotional websites for several movies were launched and some older ones added additional content. Here is a list of highlights, (including this week's winner Lord of the Rings: Return of the King - Official Site plus one last look at websites for films opening this week. If you know of any new movie websites not on this list feel free to e-mail me with the details.
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